13/14 Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02 K122
Change of use of the upper floors of 13/14 Dame Court from a nightclub to a 14-bedroom boutique hotel.
WEB2583/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 June 2026
- Reference
- WEB2583/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 June 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the first, second, and third floors from a nightclub to a boutique hotel with 14 bedrooms. It includes removing a 20sqm rear structure, adding three rear balconies, installing a lift, and lowering the basement and ground floors to provide level access. The existing ground floor restaurant and rooftop bar will be retained.
- Storeys
- 4
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use of the first, second and third floors from nightclub to boutique hotel, having total of 14 bedrooms; to include for removal of a 20sqm lightweight structure to the rear at first floor; the provision of 3 no. Balconies serving bedrooms to the rear; the provision of a lift serving all floors and associated works; the lowering of the basement and ground floors (both in restaurant use) by 1030mm enabling existing two entrance points to have level universal/disabled access; the reinstatement of a 1.1m wide brick opening to the southern entrance to be similar to the northern entrance and the provision of new front windows and doors at ground level and a new painted sign on the existing fascia and three no. Traditional retractable canopies. The existing uses as licensed restaurant on basement and ground floors and rooftop bar and terrace at fourth floor level will be retained.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 83 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 117 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 130 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 133 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 133 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 141 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 163 m |
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 166 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 June 2026
- Decision due19 August 2026
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